Dwight Howard

Fenwick senior Mike Smith made the most of an important summer for his collegiate basketball career. The 5-foot-11 point guard turned in a solid performance July 15-17 at the adidas Uprising All-American Camp in New York and played even better at the adidas Summer Championship July 22-26, in Las Vegas. "It was a blessing to get invited to the (New York) camp," said Smith, who plays AAU basketball with Team Rose. "Playing out there in front of coaches like Roy Williams (North Carolina) and Syracuse coach (Jim Boeheim) was amazing and great exposure. I competed against ranked kids going to big-time schools. I was showing what I can do against top competition and I thought...

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Fenwick senior Mike Smith made the most of an important summer for his collegiate basketball career.
The 5-foot-11 point guard turned in a solid performance July 15-17 at the adidas Uprising All-American Camp in New York and played even better at the...

NEW YORK — The Minnesota Timberwolves won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night, the first time since 2004 the team with the worst record won the No. 1 pick.
After years of bad luck in the lottery, things finally worked out for the Wolves, who can...

HOUSTON — Fourth-year pro Jimmy Butler had come home to play before, but never as an All-Star. And never with so much of the spotlight directed at his 6-foot-7 frame.
Before the Bulls' Wednesday morning shootaround, he reminded an area reporter that he's...

The summary
The Rockets played without injured center Dwight Howard and still won with relative ease, 101-90, scoring the first 13 points of the fourth quarter. The Bulls again struggled on defense, allowing James Harden & Co. to take control in...

TV/radio: 7 p.m. Wednesday; CSN, ESPN, WMVP-AM 1000.
Storylines: The Bulls authored one of their signature victories this season on Jan. 5, holding the Rockets to 26 percent shooting in the fourth quarter. Dwight Howard is out for the Rockets. The...

Who can forget Jan. 5 at the United Center?
Pau Gasol posted a monster double-double, Derrick Rose put his fingerprints all over the finish and Jimmy Butler locked down James Harden in the second half as the Bulls captured a shootout over the Rockets...

NEW YORK -- Kevin Garnett has been suspended one game by the NBA and Dwight Howard fined $15,000 for their altercation Monday in Houston's victory over Brooklyn.
The league said Tuesday that Garnett initiated the altercation and head-butted Howard. The...

The Bulls improved to 25-10 with their 114-105 home victory Monday over the Rockets. Here are three observations.
Jimmy Butler is headed for some postseason hardware.
Most Improved Player? Has to be a lock. All-Defensive team? Check. Most Valuable...

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The Bulls welcomed the sight, not to mention the result.
Shaking off a sore...

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How does it feel to block a shot?
"It feels nice," Gasol said after blocking five more in Saturday's victory over the...

The Houston Rockets agreed to a three-year contract extension with head coach Kevin McHale on Wednesday.
ESPN.com reported that the deal is fully guaranteed and valued in excess of $12 million.
McHale, 57, is in his fourth season with the Rockets, who...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- He has drawn All-Star suggestions from coast-to-coast, from Clippers coach Doc Rivers and Celtics coach Brad Stevens. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle stated a case for him as Most Improved Player.
And now, Jimmy Butler has some actual...

The Chicago Bulls finished off November with an 11-6 record Sunday after beating Brooklyn 102-84 to cap a 4-3 road trip, their longest trip of the season. Here are three observations:
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That's...

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(in predicted order of finish)
1. Spurs
2013-14: 62-20.
Coming: Kyle Anderson.
Going: No one of significance.
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Dwight Howard made a brief stand on a very touchy subject over the weekend.
On Saturday afternoon, the former Laker and current Houston Rocket sent out this short tweet: "#FreePalestine."
About 15 minutes later he deleted the message (although...

The Houston Rockets plan to trade center Omer Asik and send $1.5 million to the New Orleans Pelicans for a future first-round pick, according to multiple reports Wednesday night.
The draft pick the Rockets receive in the deal could be a late lottery pick...